Completed the first half of page 6-03 which involves prepping and clecoing three hinge brackets to the rear spar of the vertical stabilizer. I scratched the powder coating off of a hinge bracket in one place because my drill bit wasn't long enough and I didn't realize it before the chuck contacted the bracket. I asked on the VAF forums for advice on what to do about the small slivers of exposed metal on the hinge bracket.

The next task involves preparing and joining several new pieces of the vertical stabilizer.